Zenović: All catering chairs are illegal

Because the Temporary Facilities Program has not been completed, Budva will not have the basis to earn more than 600.000 euros.

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Caterers operate without a contract, Photo: Vuk Lajović
Caterers operate without a contract, Photo: Vuk Lajović
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Until recently assistant secretary for property protection of the Municipality of Budva Đorđe Zenović he warned that due to the fact that the Program of temporary facilities has not been completed, the Municipality will not have a reason to earn more than 600 thousand euros based on the contract for the lease of public areas.

"On this day, every chair on the public surface is illegal and there is a danger of creating communal chaos on the streets," warned Zenović.

He resigned as a member of the Commission for Drafting and Proposing the Program of Temporary Facilities for the Territory of the Municipality of Budva for the period 2024-2028, after he was appointed as the holder of the list of Democrats in the upcoming local elections scheduled for May 26.

"I believe you will understand that in the coming period I want to avoid any possibility of being placed in the context of abuse of the position of a member of the Commission with the pre-election process and possible abuse of the voting rights of the citizens who will elect a new government in the city on May 26," Zenović stated in his resignation. which "Vijesti" had an insight into.

Đorđe Zenović
Đorđe Zenovićphoto: Private archive

As he pointed out, he viewed membership in the Commission exclusively as a professional relationship towards the creation of a new, very important document for the city, and in the end, as he emphasized, he wants to stay there.

"Unfortunately, this document should have been in the stage it is in now a year ago. Numerous activities await me, due to which I will not be able to dedicate myself sufficiently to the development of the program. No less important, as you know, I was appointed to be a member of the Commission as the head of the Secretariat for Asset Protection, and given that my mandate expired on March 1 and another manager was appointed, there is no reason to continue working in the Commission. , except in the capacity of a citizen", Zenović wrote and thanked the President of the Commission, the Secretary for Investments, for his cooperation Joko Popović.

The old five-year Temporary Locations Program expired on December 31 last year, and now practically all catering terraces, temporary facilities set up on municipal land from the Old Town to the hinterland are illegal, and the old tenants are still using them, while rents have not been paid.

Detained President of the Municipality of Budva Milo Bozovic in February appointed the Commission for the preparation of the Draft and Proposal Program of temporary facilities for the territory of the municipality of Budva for the period 2024-2028.

"Vijesti" recently announced that the Municipality of Budva is considering annexing the contracts with the old tenants of the temporary locations by the end of this year, as will be implemented by the Government's decision by the Public Enterprise for the Management of the Maritime Property with the users of parts of the coast.

The reason for this is that the Commission has not yet completed drafting the draft, which, after it is completed, must undergo a public discussion, and then be presented to the councilors of the Municipal Assembly, whose mandate has been shortened. Bearing in mind that the season has begun in earnest, and that almost all restaurateurs have started setting up terraces to meet the May Day holidays, when the arrival of a large number of guests is expected, the Municipal Police and the Inspection are left to carry out controls according to the old expired program or to ban and remove everything catering terraces, which is impossible, because the current city administration of Milo Božović does not want to collect negative points in the run-up to the elections.

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